December 30, 1965 - Marcos becomes First Lady of the Philippines at her husband's first presidential inauguration.

September 21, 1972 - President Ferdinand Marcos signs a martial law decree, which he publicly declares two days later.

December 7, 1972 - Is stabbed in her arms and hands during an assassination attempt by Carlito Dimahilig.

1975-1986 - Appointed governor of Metropolitan Manila.

1978-1986 - Appointed Minister of Human Settlements.

January 17, 1981 - President Marcos lifts martial law.

February 1986 - The Marcos family flees to Hawaii after the Filipino people oust Ferdinand Marcos from office. He dies three years later in exile.

1990 - Marcos goes on trial in New York for racketeering. The charges allege she stole from the Philippines National Bank and invested the money in the United States. She is later acquitted of the charges.

November 4, 1991 - Marcos returns from exile to the Philippines and is arrested the next day for tax fraud and corruption. She is released on $6,400 bail.

1992 - After returning to the Philippines, Marcos runs unsuccessfully for president.

1993 - Marcos goes on trial in the Philippines for graft and is found guilty.

1995-1998 - Marcos serves in the Philippines House of Representatives.

January 29, 1998 - The Supreme Court upholds Marcos' 1993 corruption conviction and sentence of 12 years in prison. A second appeal is denied.